Growing our
airport.
Add your voice today for a better, brighter future for Luton and the region.
This is an important and exciting moment for Luton. Our application to expand our airport is now being considered, and this is your chance to add your voice in support.
Growing London Luton Airport would bring around 11,000 new jobs. It would also produce millions of pounds of additional funding for local charities, helping to transform thousands of lives in our community. In addition, a successful application would bring more investment and business activity to Luton, growing the local economy by more than £1 billion.
London Luton Airport is wholly owned for community benefit, so naturally, we are conscious of the airport’s environmental impact. We believe our sustainability measures will be some of the most far-reaching commitments to minimise environmental impacts ever put forward by a UK airport.
Add your voice today for a better, brighter future for Luton and the region.
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Watch the video below to see members of the community voice their support:
Watch the videos below to get a summary of our proposals:
Full details of our expansion proposals can be seen here.
Here are some voices of support from the Luton community:
Cllr Javeria Hussain, Chair of Luton Rising:
“We are proud to be the UK’s leading community airport owner. This means that over the last 20 years we have invested nearly £500m in the town and its community – whether through supporting our voluntary sector directly or thorough dividends and other payments made to the Council.
“It means that we are able to sponsor major community events in Luton throughout the year that bring joy and delight into the lives of Luton’s people when so much else seems gloomy and uncertain.
“And it means that London Luton Airport is only major UK airport solely in public ownership through our very own Luton Council. We are a company governed by public sector principles and values, the profit of which goes into the public purse and not the pockets of private shareholders.
“Without our airport none of this would be possible. And our ambition as a company is to do far more.”
Dozens of organisations have already expressed their support for our airport – here’s just a small selection:
Justin Richardson, Chief Executive of the Bedfordshire and Luton Chamber:
“We believe it is vitally important that London Luton Airport continues with its long-term sustainable growth plans to provide certainty for the businesses and communities it serves for the foreseeable future. The airport is a linchpin of the regional economy, contributing over £1.1 billion a year to Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire economies and supporting 27,000 jobs nationally.
“As the UK heads into a new chapter, London Luton Airport will have a vital role in driving trade by providing direct and frequent access to markets and global opportunities. When London Luton Airport thrives and grows, so too does the regional economy, so the airport’s growth ambitions deserve our firm support.”
Stephanie Simeon, Chief Executive of Citizen’s Advice Luton, explained that Luton Rising last year helped its clients increase their income by more than £2m, with its debt team helping over 900 families with more than £6m of arrears, and also issued hundreds of families in desperate need with food and fuel vouchers.
She said: “With recent cuts in funding, we have less resource to deliver our service. But we remain extremely grateful to Luton Rising. Without this funding, we would not have been able deliver our much-needed service.”
Mostaque Koyes, Director of Community Interest Luton:
“When the airport succeeds, so do the people of Luton, as the money the airport generates is invested straight back into the community to charities such as ours to deliver vital work to tackle the many socio-economic challenges our town faces.
“An airport with more passengers will ensure more money is invested back into the Luton community and to charities such as ours to fund and deliver even more grassroots projects to support those in need.”